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Politics Petition Demanding Nicki Minaj's Deportation Reaches 70K Signatures Nicki Minaj has been facing tons of backlash for her voicing her support for conservative politics in recent months. By Cole Blake December 31, 2025
Music Ebro Responds To The Idea That He Ruined New York Hip-Hop Ebro Darden doesn't believe that the cancelation of his talk show on Hot 97 will lead to better coverage of hip-hop in New York. By Cole Blake December 30, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Blames Drake & Kendrick Lamar Beef For Stalling Hip-Hop’s Progress During a recent livestream, DJ Akademiks shared his thoughts on the long-term impact of Drake and Kendrick Lamar's feud. By Caroline Fisher December 30, 2025
Music Lil Uzi Vert Sends Fans Gifts Who Wrote To Them On Christmas Lil Uzi Vert has always been generous to their fans, but it never gets old when the rapper continues to give back. By Zachary Horvath December 26, 2025
Politics Charlie Kirk's Harsh Criticism Of Nicki Minaj Resurfaces After Her AmericaFest Appearance Nicki Minaj has been making headlines for joining Erika Kirk on stage at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest over the weekend. By Cole Blake December 22, 2025
Relationships Ray J Loses Christmas With His Kids After Allegedly Pulling A Gun On Princess Love Ray J has already denied any wrongdoing after Princes Love accused him of pulling a gun on her, last month. By Cole Blake December 22, 2025
Music ASAP Rocky Teases Playboi Carti Collab On New Album "Don't Be Dumb" Although ASAP Rocky and Playboi Carti are still supporting each other these days, it's been a long time since we heard a collab from them. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 21, 2025
Music Jay Rock Shadily Responds To The Game's Kendrick Lamar Comments Jay Rock reacted to The Game doubling down on his claim that he wanted to sign Kendrick Lamar, which TDE affiliate 2Teez already denied. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 20, 2025
Music The Game Claims He Hung Up On Michael Jackson Over 50 Cent Beef Believe it or not, this is not the only time The Game has told this story. He last did so in 2019 with "HipHopDX." By Zachary Horvath December 11, 2025
Music Diddy Allegedly Threatened To “Drug” And “Pimp” Danity Kane Members During a recent interview, Diddy's former bodyguard Gene Deal reflected on the mogul's relationship with Danity Kane. By Caroline Fisher December 10, 2025
TV Diddy's Mom Janice Combs Eviscerates 50 Cent's Netflix Doc "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" 50 Cent executive produced Netflix's Diddy docuseries "Sean Combs: The Reckoning." It accuses him and his mother Janice of abusing each other. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 07, 2025
Music Jay-Z Joins Beyonce Onstage In Paris For Surprise Performance During “Cowboy Carter” Tour Beyonce is expected to return to the United States this week for shows in Houston, Washington D.C., Atlanta, and Las Vegas. By Caroline Fisher June 22, 2025